A systematic literature review on factors of socio-environmental vulnerability associated with water-borne diseases

Helia Mazuze; Ricardo Almendra; Paula Santana

doi:10.3855/jidc.18210

A systematic literature review on factors of socio-environmental vulnerability associated with water-borne diseases

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Helia Mazuze Faculty of earth sciences, Geography Department, Save University, Maputo, Mozambique https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9275-769X
Ricardo Almendra Department of Geography and Tourism, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2712-9643
Paula Santana Department of Geography and Tourism, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.18210

Keywords:

socio-environmental vulnerability, water-borne diseases, cholera, malaria, diarrhoea, gastroenteritis

Abstract

Introduction: Diarrhoeas, acute gastroenteritis with moderate dehydration, malaria and cholera are water-borne diseases with a high incidence in childhood and are one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in children under the age of 5 years, and predominantly so in developing countries. Various factors influence the population’s vulnerability to these diseases. The objective of this work was to identify the factors of socio-environmental vulnerability associated with the occurrence of water-borne diseases (diarrhoeas, acute gastroenteritis with moderate dehydration, malaria and cholera).

Methodology: A systematic review of the literature was performed, with the databases PubMed, Scopus, B-On and Scielo to identify studies published between 2010 and 2021.

Results and Conclusions: The results showed that the most significant factors related to vulnerability to water-borne diseases have to do with sanitation and the availability of clean drinking water; however, temperature and precipitation were also found to exert considerable influence, together with the demographic factor.

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2023-12-31

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Mazuze H, Almendra R, Santana P (2023) A systematic literature review on factors of socio-environmental vulnerability associated with water-borne diseases. J Infect Dev Ctries 17:1658–1666. doi: 10.3855/jidc.18210

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Vol. 17 No. 12: December 2023

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